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Keynote Speakers
Prof. Daphna OYSERMAN
Dean's Professor of Psychology and Professor of Education
University of Southern California
Prof. Daphna Oyserman (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1988) is Dean’s Professor of Psychology, co-founder of the Mind & Society Center, and Social Sciences Faculty Development Director at the University of Southern California.
Her research brings a situated cognition approach to the study of culture and identity, with an emphasis on the cognitive and behavioural consequences of identity-based motivation, which she tests in experiments and large scale interventions. She has received scientific contribution awards from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the Society for Social Work Research, the International Society for Self and Identity, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and is a Fellow of the American Education Research Association, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and has been elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Her research has been funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health and Department of Education, the W.T. Grant Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, among others. A bibliometric analysis lists her among the 0.5% most frequently cited scientists across all fields in the Scopus database, 1997-2017 (Ioannidis et al., 2019).
Prof. Junqiang LIU
Professor
School of Social Sciences
Tsinghua University
Prof. Junqiang Liu is a Professor of Sociology at Tsinghua University. He was educated at Nankai University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Harvard University respectively. His research focuses on two fields: Social Policy and Organisation Analysis. He traced the origins, development and governance of the mega-social protection system in China, which might be one of the largest worldwide.
Before joining Tsinghua University, Prof. Liu participated in a poverty reduction programme and served as the vice mayor of an indigenous county in South China from 2015 to 2016. In his one year’s term, he designed a programme and trained over 40 rural doctors. The 20 villages without local doctors then became part of past memories. Surprisingly, this programme only cost RMB 400, 000 (US$ 57, 000).
Prof. Steven Sek-yum NGAI
Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Steven Sek-yum Ngai is Professor of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He also serves as the Director of the Social Welfare Practice and Research Center at CUHK and the Vice-President for Asia (including China and Japan) of the Research Committee on Sociology of Youth of the International Sociological Association, and holds appointments on numerous governmental committees and professional bodies in Hong Kong. In addition, he is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Children and Youth Services Review and an editorial board member of Youth and Globalization, Brill Research Perspectives in Global Youth, and International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.
His current research interests are in the areas of career and life development of disadvantaged youth, mutual aid and youth empowerment, and service-learning and leadership development. In total, he has published over 200 articles on these areas, including 160 refereed publications in journals, books, and conference proceedings. Since 2000, he has conducted 35 research projects. Among them, four are funded by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong and another 26 commissioned by government bureaus/nongovernmental organisations in Hong Kong or Macao. Given his ongoing efforts and contributions in teaching and research, he received CUHK Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching Award in 2000, CUHK Research Excellence Award in 2011, and CUHK University Education Award in 2014.
Plenary Sessions
Prof. Haijing DAI
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Haijing Dai is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her PhD degree in Social Work and Sociology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research explores how gender and inter-generational dynamics in household division of labour, family care arrangement, and family life interact with socio-economic and welfare-system changes in Chinese societies, and how new patterns of stratification and inequality are constructed in these processes. Her articles have appeared in Social Service Review, British Journal of Social Work, Journal of Social Policy, The China Review, Social Forces, and Journal of Family Issues. Her book, Beyond Market Meritocracy: Work and Family Care in Chinese Societies, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press.
Prof. Siu-ming TO
Chairperson and Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Siu-Ming To is the Chairperson and an Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His specialty and research interests are in the areas of youth development and empowerment, parent education and empowerment, and existential-narrative practices. He has contributed to practice research supported by external grants such as the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the Beat Drugs Fund Association, the Public Policy Research Fund, the Quality Education Fund, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. He is also the co-editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, and has published more than 80 academic papers as well as a number of practice manuals and program evaluation reports. Besides his research and teaching duties, he has been providing parent support and education programmes, youth development and empowerment programs, and professional training for social workers, teachers, parents, and youth.
Prof. Jenna Mengtong CHEN
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Jenna Mengtong Chen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Chen conducts research in the area of family violence, especially the interconnectedness of child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. She is committed to translating the results of her research into social policy and practice to break the cycle of violence. She is currently interested in exploring the risk factors and consequences of negative grandparenting in Chinese families.
Prof. Chen has been awarded research grants from the Research Grants Council, National Natural Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation of China in the capacity of PI or Co-I in the past three years. Her publications appear in leading international journals, such as Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Aging & Mental Health, etc.
Prof. Dexia KONG
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dexia Kong is an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to examine the intersections of sociocultural characteristics, family caregiving, and health among older adults internationally, including the United States, mainland China, and Hong Kong. In addition to cross-national comparative research, another line of my research aims to support older adults and their spouse care-partners in managing chronic diseases, effectively adapting to their conditions, and ultimately promoting the couple's marital and psychological wellbeing. Ultimately, Prof. Kong aims to develop culturally relevant dyadic interventions for older couples living with chronic diseases, such as depression, dementia, and cancer. Overall, the goal of her research is to promote the quality of life of older adults and their families.
Prof. Hung WONG
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Hung Wong is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Department of Social Work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Associate Director of CUHK Institute of Health Equity at the same university. His research interests include poverty, social security, and labour issues. He has also conducted policy advocacy on marginal workers, homeless people, and poor residents in old urban areas. Prof. Wong has actively advocated for Community Economic Development and the setting up of a universal pension scheme in Hong Kong. He was the Chair of the Programme and Advocacy Committee, Oxfam Hong Kong from 2017 to 2021.
Prof. Emily Qijin CHENG
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Emily Qijin Cheng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She specialises in using new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote mental health and prevent suicide. Currently, she is leading a series of research and knowledge transfer activities to promote the mental health of migrant domestic workers (MDWs). She has received the Young Researcher Award (2019) from CUHK and the Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award (2017) from the University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Phyllis King-shui WONG
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Phyllis King Shui Wong is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Chairperson of the Department’s Undergraduate Programme and Curriculum Committee. Her specialty and research interests are related to people with disabilities in the areas of their quality of life, personal self-determination, career and life planning and employment situations. In total, she has published over 50 articles on these areas, including academic papers, book chapters, practice manuals and study reports. Since 2016, she has successfully obtained 12 research grants from the government and NGOs in Hong Kong such as the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. She is also the peer review panel member of the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. Besides research and teaching duties, she has been providing professional training and consultancy services for social workers, practitioners, special educators, parents and persons with disabilities.
Prof. Angela Jialiang CUI
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Angela Jialiang Cui is an Assistant Professor from the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She seeks to contribute to the scholarship of health and disability by enthusiastically engaging with NGOs in the local and international context for service and research purposes. Prof. Cui is a registered social worker in Hong Kong and with the Australian Association of Social Workers. She has extensive practice, research and policy advocacy experience in the social service sector, particularly in the mental health and disability field, in Hong Kong and Australia.
Prof. Mei-chun CHEUNG
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Mei-chun Cheung is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also a registered social worker, registered clinical psychologist, and Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. Her research interests include clinical intervention for older adults and youths with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. She is currently the Programme Director of the Master Programme of Social Science in Social Work offered by the Department. Her teaching pedagogy consists of engaging students in the learning environment, which emphasizes student-teacher relationships, multiple sources of knowledge, the value of bridging theory and practice, and the importance of collaborative learning. She actively engages students in positive dialogic positions; utilizes experience as an important source of knowledge; emphasizes the distinct relevance of knowledge to our everyday lives; and recognizes the overall participatory nature of the learning process. She was the awardee of the Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award and Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2018.
Prof. Amy Yin-man CHOW
Professor and Head
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Amy Yin-man Chow is the Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Academy of Social Work. She is also the Si Yuan Professor in Health and Social Work and the Head of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the Master of New College, and the Director of the Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project and the Jockey Club Bereavement Care and Support Alliance of the University of Hong Kong. She is the first Fellow in Thanatology awarded by the Association of Death Education and Counseling in Asia and the former Chairperson of the International Workgroup on Death, Dying, and Bereavement. She is an alumnus of CUHK and the awardee of the Distinguished Alumni Award 2013 of the Department of Social Work, CUHK. Professionally, she received the 2014 Outstanding Social Worker Award and the Association for Death Education and Counseling 2020 Research Recognition Award.
Dr. Joanne Kit-ting LEUNG
Professional Consultant
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Joanne Kit-ting Leung is a Professional Consultant of the Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She serves as the Chairperson of the Division of Continuing Professional Education at the Department to promote social work education and professional development. She is also the Coordinator of Clinical Service and performs as a Clinical Social Work Practitioner at ‘Family and Group Practice and Research Programme’ to offer family and systemic approaches and family-based intervention to the families. Her research interests range from family-based intervention, palliative care, social work in health care and child safeguarding to youth career and life development.
Mr. Kar-choi CHAN
Lecturer
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr. Kar-choi Chan is a full-time Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His expertise and research interest include population ageing, psychogeriatric care, dementia screening, health equity and culturally-competent practice. Before returning to Hong Kong in 2013, Mr. Chan was the Programme Manager as well as a co-founder of the Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital Wellness Center. The MSH Wellness Center is an innovative community-based geriatric mental health service, and was a recipient of the American Psychiatric Association’s Advancing Minority Health Award in 2022. Mr. Chan also served on the expert panel which helped develop the award-winning Geriatric Mental Health (ED-GMH) online training programme for emergency department staff of Ontario hospitals. Mr. Chan was honoured by the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Toronto as the recipient of the Joel Sadavoy Community Mental Health Award in 2011 and by the Department of Social Work, CUHK as the Exemplary Field Instructor Award in 2019 respectively.